Adriana Leon

Adriana Kristina Leon (born October 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for West Ham United and the Canadian women's national soccer team. She previously played for the Seattle Reign, Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, and Western New York Flash in the NWSL, Swiss club FC Zurich Frauen in the Nationalliga A.

Club Career

In 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Leon joined the Boston Breakers in the new National Women's Soccer League. Leon scored her first goal in a 5–1 loss against Sky Blue FC on June 1, 2013.

On June 29, 2013, the Boston Breakers traded her to the Chicago Red Stars for her Canadian national teammate, Carmelina Moscato.

In November 2015, the Chicago Red Stars traded her to the Western New York Flash. She transferred to FC Zurich Frauen of the Swiss Nationalliga A on August 30, 2016.

FC Zurich Frauen reported on December 1, 2016, that Leon and team management had mutually decided not to renew her contract for the upcoming Nationalliga A season.

On January 30, 2017, it was announced that Leon had signed back on with the Boston Breakers for their 2017 campaign.

On May 2, 2017, Leon was named NWSL player of the week for week 3 for her performance against Seattle Reign. Leon was credited with 2 assists and 1 goal in Boston's 3–0 victory.

The Breakers ceased operations prior to the 2018 season. Leon was picked up by Sky Blue in the dispersal draft on January 30, 2018. On June 12, 2018, Leon was traded to the Seattle Reign in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. Leon made six appearances for Seattle in 2018.

On January 3, 2019, the Seattle Reign announced that they had not retained Leon's NWSL rights for the 2019 season. This allowed the other eight NWSL teams an opportunity to claim her rights during the distribution process, but none did so. Shortly afterwards it was reported that Leon had accepted an offer from Europe, believed to be from English FA WSL club West Ham.